Democracy 250 Essay Contest Winners
L to R: Katelyn Page, Gr 11; Matt Page, Gr 8; Devon Hartlen, Gr 10; Pamela Kent, Gr 9; Bryanna Noade, Gr 9; Sarah Mitchell, Gr 9
A $10M contract to a Dartmouth company to haul, process & dispose of human anatomical, laboratory waste was stopped by our community. It was a hard fight but it was quick and we won. The end result being that our community is safe from this kind of site (we must be diligent to ensure nothing like this does come into our community) as is the province of Nova Scotia. The waste is being treated/handled properly by an Ontario firm at a proper facility with proper machinery, systems and trained employees.